326:
272:
339:
155:. He also was noted for his refutation of the theory of Thor Heyerdahl, who had speculated that Polynesia was possibly settled from South America, rather than the prevailing belief that the area was settled from west to east, that is, from Asia. Dr. Suggs has a chapter entitled "The Kon-Tiki Myth" in his book, The Island Civilizations of Polynesia (1960), that states, "The Kon-Tiki theory is about as plausible as the tales of
25:
332:
167:
it fares quite poorly." He authored 48 works that have been published in 10 languages. He also was employed by several private corporations, including the Martin Co. and Dunlap and
Associates, in the 1960's when he conducted studies into nuclear fallout shelters and habitats for the space program.
168:
Books by Dr. Suggs appeal to both a specialized audience in anthropology and the general public. For many years in his retirement, he led private tours and was a speaker on the cruise ship
309:
376:
420:
425:
302:
410:
369:
137:
42:
405:
207:
108:
262:
415:
89:
295:
227:
61:
362:
46:
68:
160:
188:
The Hidden Worlds of
Polynesia; The Chronicle of an Archaeological Expedition to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands
75:
35:
252:
57:
163:, and 'Children of the Sun.' Like most such theories, it makes exciting light reading, but as an example of
400:
395:
258:
1. Robert C. Suggs, The Island
Civilizations of Polynesia, New York: New American Library, p.224. 2.
141:
82:
338:
203:
164:
152:
346:
279:
133:
325:
271:
129:
389:
125:
24:
148:
194:
Marquesan Sexual
Behavior: An Anthropological Study of Polynesian Practices
169:
156:
259:
331:
345:
This biographical article about an
American archaeologist is a
18:
200:
Manuiota'a: Journal of a Voyage to the
Marquesas Islands
350:
283:
124:(February 24, 1932 - April 17, 2021) was an American
16:
American archaeologist and anthropologist (1932–2021)
278:This article about an American anthropologist is a
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
202:, with Burgl Lichtenstein, Pa'eke Press (2001)
370:
303:
144:in 1956 and his Ph.D. from Columbia in 1959.
8:
377:
363:
310:
296:
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
140:in the 1950s and received his M.A. from
219:
182:The Island Civilizations of Polynesia
7:
321:
319:
268:
266:
147:Suggs is best known for his work on
47:adding citations to reliable sources
349:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
282:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
138:American Museum of Natural History
14:
337:
330:
324:
270:
23:
253:Marquesas Islands Guide Service
34:needs additional citations for
1:
421:American anthropologist stubs
184:, New American Library (1960)
426:American archaeologist stubs
442:
411:Columbia University alumni
318:
265:
228:"Robert Suggs 1932 - 2021"
406:American anthropologists
416:American archaeologists
196:, Harcourt-Brace (1966)
190:, Harcourt-Brace (1962)
132:. He was a student of
43:improve this article
142:Columbia University
58:"Robert Carl Suggs"
358:
357:
291:
290:
230:. Idaho Statesman
176:Selected writings
165:scientific method
153:Marquesas Islands
122:Robert Carl Suggs
119:
118:
111:
93:
433:
379:
372:
365:
341:
336:
335:
334:
328:
320:
312:
305:
298:
274:
267:
240:
239:
237:
235:
224:
134:Harry L. Shapiro
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
441:
440:
436:
435:
434:
432:
431:
430:
386:
385:
384:
383:
329:
323:
317:
316:
249:
244:
243:
233:
231:
226:
225:
221:
216:
178:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
439:
437:
429:
428:
423:
418:
413:
408:
403:
398:
388:
387:
382:
381:
374:
367:
359:
356:
355:
342:
315:
314:
307:
300:
292:
289:
288:
275:
256:
255:
248:
247:External links
245:
242:
241:
218:
217:
215:
212:
211:
210:
197:
191:
185:
177:
174:
130:anthropologist
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
438:
427:
424:
422:
419:
417:
414:
412:
409:
407:
404:
402:
399:
397:
394:
393:
391:
380:
375:
373:
368:
366:
361:
360:
354:
352:
348:
343:
340:
333:
327:
322:
313:
308:
306:
301:
299:
294:
293:
287:
285:
281:
276:
273:
269:
264:
263:
260:
254:
251:
250:
246:
229:
223:
220:
213:
209:
208:1-887747-38-9
205:
201:
198:
195:
192:
189:
186:
183:
180:
179:
175:
173:
171:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
145:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
126:archaeologist
123:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
351:expanding it
344:
284:expanding it
277:
257:
232:. Retrieved
222:
199:
193:
187:
181:
146:
121:
120:
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
401:2021 deaths
396:1932 births
390:Categories
214:References
69:newspapers
234:13 August
149:Nuku Hiva
99:July 2013
170:Aranui 3
157:Atlantis
151:in the
136:at the
83:scholar
206:
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
90:JSTOR
76:books
347:stub
280:stub
236:2021
204:ISBN
128:and
62:news
45:by
392::
261:3.
172:.
161:Mu
159:,
378:e
371:t
364:v
353:.
311:e
304:t
297:v
286:.
238:.
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.